Pat Murphy (Iowa politician)

Patrick Joseph Murphy
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 99th district
In office
1989–2015
Preceded by Jackie Reeder
Succeeded by Abby Finkenauer
Personal details
Born (1959-08-24) August 24, 1959
Dubuque, Iowa
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Teri Murphy
Residence Dubuque, Iowa
Alma mater Loras College
Website Pat Murphy's Campaign Website

Patrick Joseph Murphy (born August 24, 1959) was the Iowa State Representative from the 99th District and won the Democratic nomination in a five-way Democratic Primary to replace former Congressmen Bruce Braley, who ran for the US Senate. Pat is a former Speaker of the Iowa House. He also previously served as Minority Leader from 2003-07. Murphy is a Democrat and had served in the Iowa House since winning a special election in 1989.[1] He received his BA from Loras College.

Pat Murphy served 12 terms in the Iowa House of Representatives. He served on the Appropriations, Labor and Transportation committees. Throughout his term in the House, he had worked on numerous issues related to human services, health care, and appropriations. As House Speaker he has championed a number of Democratic priorities including raising the minimum wage, increasing K-12 teacher salaries to the national average, expanding preschool programs, promoting "green jobs" by encouraging the expansion of Iowa's renewable energy industry, expanding health insurance coverage, and supporting Iowa's veterans.[2]

Murphy was re-elected in 2012 with 10,098 votes.[3]

2014 U.S. Congressional campaign

On June 3, Murphy won the Democratic nomination in a five-way primary to replace current 1st district Representative Bruce Braley. Murphy lost to Republican nominee Rod Blum in the general election on November 4.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-18. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  3. ↑ http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf
  4. ↑ Democrat Pat Murphy Will Run for Braley's First Congressional Seat, Cedar Falls Patch, February 14, 2013
Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
Bill Dieleman		 35th District
1989 – 1992		 Succeeded by
Pam Jochum
Preceded by
Thomas Jochum		 36th District
1992 – 2002		 Succeeded by
Swati Dandekar
Preceded by
Jackie Reeder		 28th District
2002 – 2015		 Succeeded by
Abby Finkenauer
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